J.A.L.A.P.E.N.O.S.


Just a happy part of my day
Almost everyday as I
Log into Facebook to see
All the people who are
Playing around. I relax,
Eating my sliced pickled peppers
Not nachos, but chips or crackers with them,
On cheddar cheese, too, and I
Smile.

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